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Encouraged by the response from over 2,000 schools for books published by NCERT, the HRD ministry is planning to conduct a review of the council's capacity before considering making its books compulsory. Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar had recently advised the schools to stick to books published by the National Council of Educational …

The sheer absurdity of the no-detention policy till Class 8 will hopefully be corrected with states being accorded permission to detain students in Class 5 ~ the conclusion of the primary stage ~ and then again in Class 8, which marks the transition point from middle to senior school. HRD minister Prakash Javadekar’s statement signals …

To bring transparency and accountability in the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) projects launched two years ago, Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday launched the Fund and Reform Tracker which is an application developed by the HRD Ministry. The fund tracker will monitor RUSA projects from the minute they are sanctioned till their completion. The reform tracker, …

A cluster university in Jammu and Kashmir and language laboratories in Jharkhand's Ghatsila College were among the 17 projects launched by HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday. The projects spread across 14 states have been completed under the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) of HRD Ministry aimed at providing central …

The BJP National Executive hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the NDA government on Sunday for enacting a bill to grant constitutional status to the OBC Commission and slammed the Congress for blocking it in the Rajya Sabha. "The OBCs have been demanding constitutional status to the Commission for 30 years. However, the Congress did …

Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar today condemned the definition of a “perfect female body” in a class 12 textbook as “sexist” and has ordered action in the matter even as the private publisher has decided to stop the printing and sale of the book. Excerpts from the Physical Education textbook defining “36-24-36” as the “best …

Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday condemned the definition of a "perfect female body" in a class 12 textbook as "sexist" and has ordered action in the matter even as the private publisher has decided to stop the printing and sale of the book. Excerpts from the Physical Education textbook defining "36-24-36" as the …

Union Human Resources Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said it was his BJP's aim to come to power in Telangana in 2019 and asked party workers to work hard to achieve this goal. Addressing a meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party's polling booth-level workers in Bhongir parliamentary constituency, he exhorted them to start preparations now …

Interviews for appointing about 300 teachers in JNU have started and the number of enrollments in MPhil and PhD programmes in the forthcoming academic session will be more than last year, the government said today. Responding to a Zero Hour mention in the Rajya Sabha by senior JD-U member Sharad Yadav, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar …

The BJP on Tuesday termed the Delhi government's move to clear bills related to a defamation case against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as a “dacoity and loot” of the people's money and said it will not let this happen. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar alleged that Kejriwal was taken to court by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley …

Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday that Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) got the best university award for its good work and not for the controversy in 2016 during which the Vice Chancellor was taken hostage. "Recently JNU was given best university award. This was not given for making the Vice Chancellor hostage but …

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Second Amendment) Bill, 2016. The bill was introduced by Union Human Resources and Development Minister Prakash Javadekar in the lower house. "Improvement in education quality is a top priority for this government and all necessary actions are being taken in …

Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar has said education institutes need to focus on research in order to be a part of India's growth story. "India needs expertise in all sectors to manage the economy. We need to realise that in order to be part of growth story of India, education institute need to focus on …

The Centre has been supporting all state governments for conservation of identified lakes and wetlands in the country on cost sharing basis, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said the Environment Ministry has been supplementing efforts of the state governments under the scheme of National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems …

Vacancies of teachers in higher educational institutions has become a "serious problem" and around 20 per cent posts in central universities are yet to be filled, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Monday. Javadekar said in Lok Sabha that students were not keen to take up teaching jobs, resulting in shortage of faculty members in …

A National Convention of Student Volunteers under Digital Financial Literacy Campaign by Ministry of Human Resource Development began here on Wednesday. Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar called upon the student volunteers for the widespread dissemination of the ideas of the Prime Minister on digital economy so that the resources of the nation could …

Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday called for continuous innovative process of learning as he presented national awards for Innovation in Educational Administration to many participants. The awards have been instituted by the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA). The minister asked the education officers to act as an important link for …